APD Warns of Pigeon Drop Scam

10/23/2013 09:30 PM

10/23/2013 10:27 PM

APD Warns of Pigeon Drop Scam

10/23/2013 10:27 PM

Amarillo Police are looking into a pigeon drop scam they say started today near the Walgreens on bell in Amarillo.

AMARILLO -- Amarillo Police are looking into a pigeon drop scam, they say started today near the Walgreens on Bell in Amarillo. They say two men approached an elderly man in the parking lot of the store and told the victim they had $50,000 and couldn't take the money back to their home in South Africa. Investigators say they convinced the victim to withdraw money from his own bank account to prove he was "trustworthy" enough to leave the money with. APD says the men took the victim's money, but left without giving him anything in return.

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